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Bell 47G-2A-1 · 1966 · Le Sueur, MN
N8542D is a 1966 Bell 47G-2A-1 (serial 3546), registered to Scotts Helicopter Services Inc (corporation) in Le Sueur, MN. Its FAA registration is recorded as v and expires December 2027; the airworthiness certificate dates from April 1981 (45 years ago). It carries a Lycoming VO-435 SERIES engine rated at 260 hp, the engine on 67% of registered Bell 47G-2A-1s. Its Mode-S transponder broadcasts the ICAO 24-bit address ABB8D6. It is one of 13 Bell 47G-2A-1 aircraft on the FAA registry. Scotts Helicopter Services Inc holds 22 aircraft on the registry.
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8 of the 12 registered Bell 47G-2A-1 carry this engine (67%), across 3 engine variants on the type.
Source: FAA engine reference (ENGINE.txt), matched on this registration's engine code.
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